Vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH
CVE-2008-1483
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenBSD OpenSSH — versions 4.3p2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1123/references (vdb-entry)
- support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29554 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1526/references (vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-205.htm
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1630/references (vdb-entry)
- www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2008/04/msg00000.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/29686 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1483?
- CVE-2008-1483 is a vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH, classified under CWE-264. Published 2008-03-24.
- Is CVE-2008-1483 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.